Don't Wanna Know

"Don't Wanna Know" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It features additional vocals from American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The song was released on October 12, 2016,[4] as the lead single and was included on the deluxe version from their sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017).[5] The song reached the top 10 in 23 countries, including number 6 in the United States.

This article is about the Maroon 5 song. For other uses, see I Don't Want to Know (disambiguation).
"Don't Wanna Know"
Single by Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar
from the album Red Pill Blues
ReleasedOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
Format
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"Feelings"
(2015)		 "Don't Wanna Know"
(2016)		 "Cold"
(2017)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Really Doe"
(2016)		 "Don't Wanna Know"
(2016)		 "Goosebumps"
(2016)
Music video
"Don't Wanna Know" on YouTube

Background and release

On October 11, 2016, Maroon 5 announced a single "Don't Wanna Know" featuring Kendrick Lamar, will be released worldwide at midnight on the following day, October 12.[6] Lamar was known in the 2013 song "YOLO" by The Lonely Island featuring the band's lead singer Adam Levine, which Lamar previously collaborated with Levine.

Composition

"Don't Wanna Know" is written in the key of G major in common time with a shuffling tempo of 100 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of CMaj7 – D6 – Em7 – Bm/E, and Levine's vocals span from D4 to C6.[7]

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator stated "there's nothing bloated or excessive about the finished product. In fact, this is a case of less is more. [Don't Wanna Know] freshens up Maroon 5's sound and goes HAM on the repetition (the cornerstone of hitmarking circa 2016) — all but guarantees the band a smash hit in the process. Kendrick's verse feels like an afterthought, but apart from that, this is hard to fault."[8] Vulture's Halle Kiefer said "it'll be on the soundtrack to every car commercial, Target ad, and drunken breakup you flounder through for the next three months" and went on to say "Don't Wanna Know has a distinctly non-Maroon 5 sound, putting a breezy, bouncy, lighthearted spin on drinking to forget, and dancing to dull the pain of losing the one true connection you ever had."[9]

Commercial performance

"Don't Wanna Know" debuted at number 56 on October 29, 2016,[10] and jumped to number 9 in its second week on November 5,[11] on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's 12th top 10 hit peaking at number 6.

Music video

The music video for "Don't Wanna Know" was directed by David Dobkin and does not include Lamar, instead using the song's original version. It premiered on The Today Show on October 14, 2016[12] and was spoofed the augmented reality game Pokémon Go.[12] In the video, Levine is dressed as a blue turtle dealing with heartbreak over an orange played by Sarah Silverman, with the Maroon 5 members also dressed the various costumes. In certain scenes, they being chased and hiding from people who play the game to eliminate themselves, as well as the set of shooting a music video in the studio complete with film crew, the band performing in a concert and the house party.[13] The video features cameos from Ed Helms, Amanda Cerny, David Lautman, Natalie Cohen, Shaquille O'Neal and Vince Vaughn.[14]

Live performances

On September 3, 2016, Maroon 5 debuted "Don't Wanna Know", to perform for the first time on their world tour at San Antonio. The band played the song during their live performances including The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 3,[15] and The Voice on November 28, 2016.[16] Maroon 5 also performed along with Lamar for closing ceremony at the 2016 American Music Awards on November 20, 2016.[17] The band continuing the song live with the 2017 edition of Wango Tango on May 13.[18]

Track listing

Personnel

Maroon 5

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[99] Platinum 70,000
Belgium (BEA)[100] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[101] Diamond 160,000
Canada (Music Canada)[102] 4× Platinum 320,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[103] Platinum 60,000
France (SNEP)[104] Gold 75,000
Germany (BVMI)[105] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[106] 3× Platinum 150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[107] Platinum 30,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[108] Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[109] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[110] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[111] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various October 12, 2016
  • Original
  • single
[112]
United States October 18, 2016 Top 40 radio Single [113]
Various December 23, 2016 Digital download Ryan Riback Remix [19]
January 6, 2017 BRAVVO Remix [20]
Fareoh Remix [21]
Total Ape Remix [22]
Zaeden Remix [23]

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